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GEORGE M.y WELLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SSIGNOR TO MOSES D. WELLS,

OF SAME PLACE.l

. .Leners Patent No. 77,425, me@ April. 28, 1868.

I LAST-HOLDER. OR ACK.

TO ALL PERSONS TOWHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME.;

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. WELLS, of Chicago, in the county of Cook,and State ofIllinois, have invented n new useiul Lest-Holder or Jack;and Ido hereby declare the same tobe fully described in the followingspecivicetion, and representedli'n the accompanying drawings, fof.which- Figure 1- is n top view,

Eigures 2 and' 3 cross-sections, and I Figure 4 a. side elevation of it.

Figure 5 isn. side elevation, und l v Figure 6 :t rear view ofthe last,to be used with and holden by such jack.

The last has n horn shank, a, to extend from itsfinstep par-t 6,-thelett-er being lseperate fromthe foot' portion, c, ofthe lustfandconnected to it by deurved dove-tniled tenon und groove, the seme beingas shown `in a patent recently granted to me or my assignee, M. D.Wells.

The purpose of my present invention' is to'support such e. last, and`enable it to be revolved horizontally, or he turned down :ind supported4in'one or inoreinclined positions, us moy. bedcsireble, duringtheprocess ot making or-finisbinge shoe ivhile onsuch elast. A l i Inthe drawings, A denotes :t block or sphere, lieving n. pyrainirlal ortapering hole' or socket, extending d own through it. l

v Upon-,the seid bleek or bell, when placed ivithin n mo,uld','I cast emetallic carrier, B, to extend 'both above und below theicentre of theball, in' rnanner es represented. This carrier I forni with e flange, e,to project from its buse or lower. part, for the purpose of'ennbling thecarrier' to be-fastened to the top of a. bench by screwsoubolt's goingthrough holes 'e'.e mede'throughkv the-'lnnge Furthermore, I cast thecarriage with o.v passage or cevit'y,f, arranged in or through itsbesmet the centre thereof, such being to receive the shank a of'thelust, 'when such shank muy extend through .and project-below the bell orturning-block B. n

Furthermore, `I form yin theupper part ofthe carrier, end sov ns t'oradiate from the-ball, a. series of notches or recesses, ot' differentsizes, es sh'own at glue' 7c inthe-1 drawings, each bf them being toreceive the' shank oi', the last, .when the said lx'st is turned downinto un inclined position, so as to bring the shank into it.

v'When theshenk is in e ver-tical position it will be in 'the pessagef,.is `well es in the' belhnnd thus the said passage, with its shank,while the shank-mcy be within it,` will serve to-prevent anyrotnryjmovem'entof the han. A

' I (ind that by casting the carrier inone piece on the bel l,I omenabled toform the socket-forl the ball to rest in. It is well to heetthobn-ll to `redness preparatory to the metal being cest upon it, itbeing kept hot` while the costing meytake place, as the ball will expendin being so heated,` and afterward, when it may con-- tract by cooling,it will be found sutiiciently loosejn its socket to be capable of-beingeasily revolved or turned about therein. A

Furthermore, the casting ofthe carrier in one p ie'ce on the bell saves'the necessity ot' uinking' the carrier in two separate pieces, in orderto get the ball Within it,1endpropejr]y su/pport it,

I do not claim n more bell end-socket, ns ordinarily constructed, andused -for various purposes in 'the arts. What I dorclaim as myinventionis as follows.: I I claim the rotary block or b nll A, asconstructed, with eshank-recess socket, al, and combined with a.catrrier,`B, formed to receive such bull, asset forth. I 4 i y Ivaljsoclaim the ce1-rior B, las cest rrith on opening through its bottom, andAin one piece on. the roterv blocker bull, provided ,with a.shanksooket, a-s set forth. l l

I alsoy claim the carrier B, as cast-in one pieee, upon the rotary blockor ball," and with an opening through its bottom, and a. t'ustening-engeprojecting from rits sides, a-ll as specified.

GEO. M; WELLSl Witnesses:

R. H. EDDY, F. P. HALE, Jr.

